Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 927 - 572: Civilization

Indeed worthy of being a Boss guarding the pass, the rewards are astoundingly abundant, not to mention the tremendous amount of experience contributed, but also dropping three treasures.

There's no need to go on about the Ancient Ingot Knife, although it's only a First-Order weapon, its damage of 30 slash and 25 stab is considered excellent even at Second Order. Add to that the double bonus attributes of 3 Physical Strength and 2 Strong Strike, plus the overwhelmingly powerful special attack, Breaking Army Slash, the term "top quality" is well deserved.

The Reed Leaf Spear is even more outstanding, reaching the Epic Level of the Fifth Rank among item equipment, with a stabbing damage of 33, even Second-Order Soldiers would fear it. The double bonus attributes of 4 Physical Strength and 2 Strong Strike surpass the Ancient Ingot Knife. The weapon special skill, Suppressing Barbarians, has certain limitations, but it also stands out more because of this.

As for the last item, the Taiping Order...

The core of civilization!

Even Xu Yang had not expected that this "Boss guarding the pass" would drop a civilization item for him, and it was a core of civilization capable of transforming the town hall.

Civilization is the foundation of a lord's development and conquest. Every civilization item holds significant value, not to mention the core of civilization. The core items Xu Yang saw at the major Trading Houses were all priced between two hundred and three hundred thousand Heaven-Connecting Coins, and the particularly powerful civilizations could even fetch five to six hundred thousand.

From this, one can see the value of the civilization core, which can completely turn a bottom-tier First-Order Lord into a success story.

Of course, this is a paradox. Because civilization cores are so rare, even Bosses like the Yellow Turban Demon General have an extremely low probability of dropping such items. Xu Yang was able to get one not because of sheer luck, but because he used an "exploit", managing to single-handedly defeat this Boss guarding the pass.

The battle just now seemed easy, but it was actually extremely dangerous. It was like walking on a tightrope; one misstep could lead to a complete and utter defeat.

It was him, with the accumulated potentiality of several lifetimes, who had reached the limits of human experience and skill. Only with this could he single-handedly slay that Yellow Turban Demon General.

Even so, his victory was not easily won; it was a fight of trading blows with life hanging by a thread, having also lost the Iron Spear, a rare weapon purchased with a heavy sum.

If it were any other lord, to topple this final Boss, at least a hundred-men strong unit of considerable strength would have to be trained—dozens of elite soldiers leading a group of senior soldiers, plus some cannon fodder to distract and tie down the enemy, only then would there be the possibility of slaying the Yellow Turban Demon General without a serious loss.

This is the contradiction—dividing the "experience" among so many soldiers, the rewards for defeating the Boss can be imagined. To say nothing of a civilization core like the Taiping Order, even exploding an Ancient Ingot Knife would be considered lucky.

Thus, it is a paradox. Ordinary lords don't have the strength to defeat Bosses alone, and teaming up significantly reduces the post-combat gains, making it impossible to explode such high-quality spoils of war. Consequently, the rewards from defeating the Boss guarding the pass are at best icing on the cake, and rarely ever turn the tide for the underdogs.

Life is difficult, what relieves the worries?

Only by using exploits!

Xu Yang shook his head and immediately equipped the Ancient Ingot Knife and Reed Leaf Spear, which sent his Physical Attribute soaring to twenty-five points, and his Strong Strike skill reached Level 4 of Second Order, an unparalleled increase in attack power.

This is a world mutated by the "Data Law", where terms such as "Equipment Bar" also exist for lords. Normally, lords can only equip five items of armor such as a helmet, jacket, pants, Protective Bracelet Gloves, and Shin Guard Battle Boots, plus four weapons under ordinary circumstances.

While reality is not a game, you can certainly layer ten or eight armor pieces on yourself, and they might even provide protection, but that's all it would do—the various bonuses from equipment attributes wouldn't be calculated.

The attribute bonuses of the Ancient Ingot Knife and Reed Leaf Spear will take effect until the lord's Rank reaches Second Order and may even exceed the limits of the corresponding Rank. Therefore, although Xu Yang is still a First-Order Lord, his Strong Strike skill has reached Level 4 of Second Order.

"It seems that a lord's Rank doesn't have a direct relationship with strength,"

"Just like in the original Black Water World, the Earth Deities' divine positions—Rank is Rank, Cultivation is Cultivation."

"Take the Black Water River God as an example. Though it's merely a small divine position of Third or Fourth Rank, it doesn't prevent the Black Water Dragon Monarch from reaching the Cultivation of Fifth or Sixth Rank, undergoing Spirit Transformation and even the Heaven-Reaching Mahayana of the Seven Calamities and Eight Calamities."

"Lord's Rank is a status!"

"Attributes and skills signify strength!"

"Considering this..." Xu Yang's eyes shifted, pondering with speculation in his heart.

But that's still the same old saying, without evidence, without power, too much thinking is futile.

So Xu Yang quickly pushed his suspicions to the back of his mind and focused on adding points.

By killing the Yellow Turban Demon General, he gained a massive amount of experience that raised his Character Level from seven to ten, earning three attribute points and three skill points.

Nothing much to say, add the attributes to Physical Strength and the skills to enhance Strong Bow.

With this, his Physical Attribute reached an astonishing twenty-eight points, and the Strong Bow skill also reached the First-Order Level 6, perfectly equipping the previously obtained Iron Embryo Bow and the recently dropped General's Quiver, filling all four "Weapon Slots!"

General Arrow (Quiver)

Equipment Order: First Order (top quality)

Equipment Attributes: 10 piercing (30/30)

Equipment Special Skill: Quiver (Generates an arrow every ten minutes, can hold up to thirty arrows at a time, arrows lose effect and dissipate automatically ten minutes after leaving the quiver)

Equipment Introduction: A magical quiver that seems to be blessed with Divine Power, providing an inexhaustible supply of arrows.

...

There's not much to be said about this arrow bag; it pairs extremely well with the Iron Embryo Bow and has an auto-arrow replenishment feature, which can save a considerable amount of money.

Fully armed, Xu Yang wore a tattered headband, broken cloth shoes on his feet, a thin pair of torn shorts on his lower body, and a thick Tiger Skin Coat on his upper body. He slung the Ancient ingot knife to the right and the General's Quiver to the left, with the Iron Embryo Bow on his back and the Reed Leaf Spear in hand.

This setup, how should I put it, was all about practicality!

What about appearance?

Why do I need to care about appearance in my own territory, to impress a bunch of half-dumb, half-silly Farmers?

It's only because of some lingering shame and sense of status that he didn't just go "naked" to fight monsters, instead of wearing that academy uniform.

But this was also an accidental blessing; otherwise, instead of bringing out a "Clothing" trait, he might have ended up with a "Naked" trait, which would have truly been useless. Even though he had already seen through worldly concerns and didn't care about such superficialities, he still didn't want to fight against others in such a manner.

...

Dressed in an odd assortment of equipment, Xu Yang didn't waste any time and immediately returned to the town hall.

New Lords have a month of safety, during which no special events will occur in their territories, nor will they be attacked by outsiders.

To others, this was a substantial protection, but for Xu Yang, it was a bit of a letdown because he had cleared all the initial Demon Monsters in his territory in just two days. For the remaining twenty-eight days, there would be no monsters to fight, and he couldn't even undertake "Advanced Tasks."

However, it didn't matter. Xu Yang had always loved peace. Compared to fighting monsters, he preferred farming and development. In the past, all the things he did were out of necessity; people always forced him into action, and he had no choice.

But now...

Back in the town hall, Xu Yang, without a second thought, used the Taiping Order.

It's uncertain whether it's the inevitable progression of world development or some accidental coincidence, but in the Ten Thousand Realms, there are always partial overlaps between things and events, such as civilizations and races, histories, and dynasties.

Thus, this world also has its versions of the Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, and even up to the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, and even the "Yellow Turban" has its replica.

But that was something extremely ancient, so ancient that it's been countless tens of thousands of years, belonging to ancient civilizations before the Sky-reaching Tower was established.

These ancient civilizations lived under the shadow of the Devil Race, periodically harvested by them, with one era destroyed and another arising, countless civilizations, countless races all enslaved and reaped by the Devil Race until the emergence of the Sky-reaching Tower broke this cycle of despair.

In all this, what secrets lie buried?

Xu Yang didn't know, but he believed that one day he would be able to uncover them and understand the whole story.

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"The Blue Sky has perished; the Yellow Heaven shall stand!"

"The cycle begins anew with Jiazi; great fortune under heaven!"

A chorus of voices interrupted my thoughts, and Xu Yang came back to his senses, only to see a yellow light flickering; his town hall had transformed into a building bearing the style of Taoism with the charm of an inn.

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Yellow Turban Camp

Building Order: First-Order (Rare)

Building Civilization: Yellow Turban

Available Resources: 225 Food, 85 Wood

Arrowhead Troop: Yellow Turban Army (30/30)

Building Skills: Defense (When attacked by external enemies, the Yellow Turban Army can be temporarily transformed from the Yellow Turban Army to join the fight)

Civilization Trait: Yellow Turban (The Blue Sky has perished; the Yellow Heaven shall stand, and the Taiping Doctrine can transform all Farmer-type units into the Yellow Turban Army, and troops below third Order consume only food without the need for financial maintenance)

Building Introduction: The Yellow Turban Camp, established by the edict of the "Great Virtuous Master"!

"…"

Examining the information on the Yellow Turban Camp, Xu Yang fell into contemplation.

Just by looking at the civilization trait, the Yellow Turban civilization didn't seem strong, converting farmers into soldiers ensured only an ample supply of troops, and lower than third Order troops consuming just food instead of money could only sustain a large-scale army.

Although together, they were formidable, this was not a mere changing of dynasties in the mundane world, but a battle of gods and demons among the Ten Thousand Clans. Having quantity without quality meant they could only serve as cannon fodder or give the enemy experience points.

Xu Yang said nothing more, but summoned a "Yellow Turban Army" recruit.

In just a moment, a man appeared from the camp, thin and frail, dressed in ragged clothes and wearing a yellow headband.

Before Xu Yang had a chance to check his attributes, a tingling notification echoed in his mind.

"You have constructed a civilization building—the Yellow Turban Camp!"

"As the master of the civilization, you have obtained the civilization skill—Yellow Turban!"

"…"

The prompt from the Sky-reaching Tower made Xu Yang frown slightly as he immediately turned to look at his attribute panel.

Special Skill: Yellow Turban (Civilization)

Skill Introduction: The Blue Sky has perished; the Yellow Heaven shall stand, and the cycle begins anew with Jiazi; great fortune under heaven (When the number of Yellow Turban Army reaches ten thousand, all troops, including heroes and lords, will receive a 1% increase in maximum attributes and morale, and this effect can stack infinitely)

"…"

Reading the skill introduction, Xu Yang fell silent.

He finally understood the core of the Yellow Turban civilization.

Strength in numbers!

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change!

One civilization trait could convert a large number of the Yellow Turban Army, and one civilization skill could improve the quality of the Yellow Turban Army based on their quantity.

Even though the increase was slight, for every ten thousand troops, only a 1% increase in maximum attributes and morale was gained, but it was the infinite stacking that counted.

Ten thousand would be ten percent, one million would be one hundred percent, ten million would be one thousand percent...

With a hundred million Yellow Turbans, the highest attributes could be increased a hundredfold; even the weakest troops could become unparalleled warriors.

Not to mention this skill could also affect lords and heroes. If Xu Yang's combat power were increased by a hundredfold, would it not be like commanding a Mecha?

With this thought in mind, Xu Yang checked the attributes of the destitute man before him.

Yellow Turban Army

Morale: 50

Troop Order: First-Order (Ordinary)

Troop Attributes: 1 Physical Strength, 1 Intelligence, 1 Charm.

Troop type skills: Yellow Turban

Troop Introduction: Refugees from the East Sea, starving and insecure, who follow the Great Virtuous Master as their only hope.

"…"

Even with mental preparation, upon seeing the attributes of the "Yellow Turban Army," Xu Yang couldn't help but fall silent.

Could they be any weaker?

Even the ordinary Farmers in the Sky-reaching Tower have three points of Physical Strength, what's with having only one? Can you even work?

"General!"

As Xu Yang was inwardly sighing, the Yellow Turban Army before him respectfully addressed him, bringing back his attention.

Looking timid, the frail Yellow Turban Army man said, "May I ask for some food, sir? I'm truly starving."

"…"

Xu Yang fell silent for a moment, then nodded, "Go ahead!"

"Yes!"

The man of the Yellow Turban Army rejoiced, walked back into the camp, and began to devour some salted fish.

In just a moment...

"You have rewarded the Yellow Turban Army."

"The Yellow Turban Army has consumed five pieces of salted fish."

"Morale of the Yellow Turban Army +10."

"The Yellow Turban Army gains 50 experience points."

"The Yellow Turban Army can level up now!"

"…"

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